Tony Yengeni
- January 10, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tony Yengeni |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 11, 1954(1954-10-11) |
| Age | 70 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Tony Yengeni Biography
| Name | Tony Yengeni |
| Birthday | Oct 11 |
| Birth Year | 1954 |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Spouse | Lumka Nyamza Yengeni |
| Children(s) | Nandi Yengeni, Amandlabantu Yengeni |
Tony Yengeni is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 11, 1954 in South Africa.
Yengeni was born in Cape Town and grew up in the townships Gugulethu and Nyanga. After completing his matric (South African high-school diploma) in Fort Beaufort, he left the country in temporary voluntary exile as member of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). During this time he underwent military training in Angola and other African countries. While stationed in Lesotho he befriended the former MK chief Chris Hani. After one year in Lesotho he was sent to Botswana from where he went to the Soviet Union to study political science in Moscow (diploma in 1982). In 1984 he married fellow ANC member Lumka Nyamza, in Lusaka, Zambia.
In 1986, he returned to South Africa and was appointed as MK leader in the Western Cape. In 1987, he was arrested, and his trial charges of terrorism began in 1989. The case against Yengeni and 13 other accused dragged on for 269 days and apparently cost the state around R5m (about $2m at the time). During his detention he was tortured by Jeffrey Benzien — an event which Benzien later re-enacted before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission while Yengeni watched, and where Benzien received amnesty. After President FW de Klerk unbanned the ANC in 1990, eight of Yengeni’s co-accused were acquitted. Yengeni and the other five were released a year later but remained on trial for a number of months thereafter.
Tony Yengeni Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Politician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tony Yengeni is one of the richest Politician from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Yengeni 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Tony Sithembiso Yengeni (born 11 October 1954) is a South African politician. He was an anti-Apartheid activist and joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1976 and later its armed wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe. From 1994 until 2003 he served as member of the South African parliament for the ruling ANC party, including service as their Chief Whip. In 2003, he was found guilty of fraud in a case linked to the corruption investigation into an arms deal, but he remained an ANC party stalwart. In 2018, he was made the chairperson of the ANC’s crime and corruption committee.
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Who is Tony Yengeni Dating?
According to our records, Tony Yengeni married to Lumka Nyamza Yengeni. As of December 1, 2023, Tony Yengeni’s is not dating anyone.
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He was elected to the ANC’s 80-member National Executive Committee in December 2007 in 21st place, with 2,032 votes.
Facts & Trivia
Troy Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Tony Yengeni celebrates birthday on October 11 of every year.
In 2010, it came to light that Yengeni had failed, as required by the Companies Act, to inform the registration office of his fraud conviction, and had failed to remove himself as a director of registered companies. Yengeni was sued and had to withdraw as a director from six companies.